March 2, 2009 Edition - Hartford Business Journal

Manufacturing

Nutmeg Firms Thriving In Mexico

Scott Livingston, CEO of Horst Engineering & Manufacturing Co., is doing something rare these days — he’s...

News

Wild Horses Couldn’t Keep Mik Away

The pull of the ponies weren’t strong enough to keep Jennifer Mik in New York City. For...

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Accounting Firm Gives Soup-er Donation

Nathan Accounting Group and NPD Payroll, both in Avon, kicked off this year’s Super Bowl celebration at...

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Do Your Part

As state lawmakers struggle to close up to an $8.7 billion budget gap, it’s time to take...

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Stroke Center Honored

The Stroke Center at Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center has received the American Stroke Association’s “Get...

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The Stag’s No. 2 To Retire

Thomas Marra, president and chief operating officer of The Hartford, announced his retirement last week effective July...

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Insurance Exec: Reform Needed

These days it seems everyone has an opinion on how to fix the health care system and...

Economy & Labor

Sports & Sponsorships | Despite Downturn, High-Profile Spending Can Lead To Future Gains

As the deepening recession is forcing businesses to pull back spending on marketing and advertising, Travelers and...

News

Talcott Realty Goes For Gold With $35M Refinance

Downtown Hartford’s One Financial Plaza, best known as the Gold Building, has been refinanced for $35 million,...

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Watchdog Massacre

Connecticut’s bleak newspaper market grew even darker last week with news that the Hartford Courant was shedding...

News

Dealing In Deep Discounts

Some of you subscribers to the Hartford Business Journal have complained to me that since all you...

Economy & Labor

Small Business Takes Confidence And Courage

Being in business takes confidence and courage, especially in times like these. Buyers aren’t buying. Lenders aren’t...

Economy & Labor

Working In A Land Of Responsibility | Lisa Valentovish, partner, Bingham McCutchen

You recently returned from a year-long assignment in Japan where you worked with the nearly 60 Japanese...

Economy & Labor

No Consensus On Health Care Pool

A panel of state health care, business and political leaders organized by the Connecticut General Assembly almost...

Economy & Labor

Holding The Line | Local sports teams maintain corporate sponsors, bucking nationwide trend

Sometimes it pays to be the little guy, particularly if your athletic team is looking for corporate...

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Movers & Shakers

To submit items for Movers & Shakers, please email text and high-resolution photos to news@ hartfordbusiness.com....

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Educating Pagani

As a young reporter of middle-class stock, I plied my chosen trade as a journalist at various...

Manufacturing

Southern Appeal | New taxes, improved Mexican labor could result in more jobs state lost

The expansion of state manufacturing operations in Mexico — a trend that lost favor in 2001 due...

News

HBJ Article Does Great Disservice

To The Editor: This is in response to “Friends in High Places” published on Feb. 16....

News

Jeweler Supports Children’s Charity Ball

Robert La Perla, owner of La Perla Fine Jewelers in Blue Back Square in West Hartford, was...

Economy & Labor

Rell’s Film-Credit Cap Seen As Threat To Studio Project

South Windsor Town Manager Matthew Galligan sent a letter to state lawmakers last week, pleading them to...

News

Realty Office Earns Service Award

The Middletown office of Prudential Connecticut Realty has earned the company’s Top Service Award. Prudential Connecticut Realty...

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HARC

Mission: HARC helps people with intellectual disabilities and their families enjoy lives of quality, inclusion and dignity...

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Of Note

• For the fifth year in a row, United Technologies Corp. has been named one of the Global...

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State Must Step Up

To The Editor: Foundations are ready to invest in improving educational outcomes for young children. And...

Economy & Labor

State Contracts

Here are the latest bids for products and services received by the Connecticut Department of Administrative Services...

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